Neohydatothrips gracilipes (Hood, 1924: 149).

Original reference: Hood JD (1924) A new Sericothrips (Thysanoptera) injurious to cotton. Canadian Entomologist 56: 149–150.

Family

Thripidae, Sericothripinae

Nomenclatural information

https://thrips.info/wiki/Neohydatothrips_gracilipes

Diagnosis

Species not studied in the present work.

Intraspecific variation

Not recorded.

Genus and similar species information

Almost 120 species are included in Neohydatothrips, most from tropical countries (Mound & Tree 2009). All of them have the abdominal sternites and lateral thirds of tergites covered by rows of fine microtrichia, with many of them being bicoloured and with banded fore wings. This group is closely related to Hydatothrips, but anterior margin of metasternum is transverse or with weak emagination. Neohydatothrips gracilipes is one of the few species of the genus in having pale fore wings. A key to the Neotropical species of Neohydatothrips is provided by Lima & Mound (2016a).

World distribution

Recently recorded from Brazil and it is also widespread in Central America & Caribbean; reported from Australia India, Taiwan, Thailand, New Caledonia and Hawaii.

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/199135 

Life history

Possibly associated with Malvaceae plants. 

Economic importance

Mentioned as pestiferous for some plants around the world, as cotton and the common hollyhock (Alcea rosea).

References suggested

Lima EFB & Mound LA (2016a). Species-richness in Neotropical Sericothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Zootaxa 4162(1): 1–45.

Lima EFB & Mound LA (2016b). Systematic relationships of the Thripidae subfamily Sericothripinae (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Zoologischer Anzeiger 263: 24–32.

Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.

Mound LA & Tree DJ (2009) Identification and host-plant associations of Australian Sericothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) Zootaxa 1983: 1–22.

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